While The Dark Knight Rises had some flaws, we really did enjoy it and thought it was a fantastic close to a fantastic superhero trilogy.

Even though the movie was already long at 164 minutes (we could have watched 184), one thing we thought that could have used some more screen time was Bane's backstory. However, if Christopher Nolan releases a director's cut on DVD, then we might get our wish.

Costume designer Lindy Hemming revealed that there was a lot about the character's past that was shot, but (unbeknownst to her since she hadn't seen the movie yet) ultimately cut in the editing room.